Ratio of remnant cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in relation to gestational diabetes mellitus risk in early pregnancy among Korean women.

Objective: There is no evidence to suggest that an association exists between the remnant cholesterol (RC) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). In this study, the RC/HDL-C ratio during the first trimester was examined as a potential indicator of the onset of GDM during the second trimester.

Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data from a Korea-based prospective cohort study.

Healthy eating index-2015 and its association with the prevalence of stroke among US adults.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the healthy eating index (HEI) and the prevalence of stroke within a diverse United States population. Employing a cross-sectional design, we utilized data sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Dietary information was collected from participants and HEI scores were computed.

Two novel sesquiterpenes and one new monoterpene from the aerial part of .

Two novel sesquiterpenes and one new monoterpene, together with eight reported compounds were isolated from dichloromethane-soluble extract of the aerial part of Reichb. Their relative and absolute structures were elucidated based on the analysis of 1D and 2D NMR spectra, HRESIMS, and calculated electronic circular dichroism (ECD). Two sesquiterpenes ( and ) showed no inhibition effect in anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activity tests.

Mental health and academic achievement among Chinese adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of self-regulation learning.

The changes that COVID-19 pandemic has brought upon the world are unprecedented. Its impact on students' learning is equally profound, making it critical to heed students' academic achievement effects that may derive from these alterations. Therefore, the present study explored an integrative model of mental health, self-regulated learning and academic achievement among adolescents during the pandemic.

Association of Extrarenal Invasion Patterns and Tumor Size with the Differences in Survival Outcomes of T3a Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Proposal Modified T3a Stage System is Needed.

Objective: T3a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) did not consider tumor size and different extrarenal invasion patterns in the current TNM staging system. Here, we want to investigate the association of survival outcomes with different extrarenal invasion patterns and tumor size of T3a RCC.

Methods: We identified T3a RCC patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database in 2004-2015.

Diagnosis and surgical management of isolated inferior oblique palsy.

Aim: To describe the etiology, clinical characteristics, surgical options and surgical outcomes of isolated inferior oblique palsy (IOP).

Methods: A retrospective review was performed on patients with isolated IOP who were seen between January 2010 and June 2017. The following clinical data were obtained from the patients' charts: visual acuity, ocular alignment, ocular motility, cyclotorsion, stereoacuity, Parks three-step test, surgical methods, surgical outcomes and complications.

Conversion of poplar into bio-oil via subcritical hydrothermal liquefaction: Structure and antioxidant capacity.

Subcritical hydrothermal liquefaction of poplar was performed at 220-280 °C, and the liquid phase produced was extracted by ethyl acetate to obtain light oil (LO), which contained LO1 (water-soluble) and LO2 (ethyl acetate-soluble). The residue was further extracted with acetone to produce heavy oil (HO) and solid residue (SR). The highest bio-oil yield of 19.

Hot Compress with Chinese Herbal Salt Packets Reducing PICC Catheter Complications: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To explore the preventive effect of applying hot compress with Chinese herbal salt packets (CHSP) to puncture vessels under aseptic conditions during peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) on postoperative phlebitis.

Methods: A total of 720 hospitalized patients undergoing first PICC were assigned to treatment and control groups (360 cases each group) according to a random number table. The control group received conventional catheterization and nursing care.

Effects of microwave-assisted pulse-spouted bed freeze-drying (MPSFD) on volatile compounds and structural aspects of Cordyceps militaris.

Background: Microwave-assisted pulse-spouted bed freeze-drying (MPSFD) uses microwave heating to substitute the customary conduction heating during freeze drying (FD), resulting in high-quality dried samples with a short drying time. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of MPSFD on volatile compounds and structural aspects of Cordyceps militaris. In order to highlight the effect of MPSFD, FD (recognized for its high-quality products) and hot-air dying (HD; the most commonly used) were also evaluated using headspace solid-phase micro-extraction combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and mid-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

Bevacizumab alleviates radiation-induced brain necrosis: A report of four cases.

To analyze the therapeutic effect of bevacizumab on radiation-induced brain necrosis. Four radiation-induced brain necrosis patients, administered with bevacizumab at a dose of 7.5 mg/kg every 3 weeks, 2 times.

[Annual variation of different phosphorus forms and response of algae growth in Meiliang bay of Taihu Lake].

Based on the monthly investigations of different forms of phosphorus(P) and algae growth from January to December 2013 in Meiliang bay of Taihu Lake, the transformation of different P forms and the relationship between different P forms and algae growth was investigated under the dual conditions of disturbance due to wind and wave and algae growth. Results of the total P(TP), particulate P (PP), dissolved total P(DTP), dissolved inorganic P(DIP) and bioavailable P(BAP) showed that the monthly concentrations reached the maximum in summer and autumn while the minimum in winter and spring. In addition, the algae growth showed the same trends as above.

Two genes conferring resistance to Pythium stalk rot in maize inbred line Qi319.

Stalk rots are destructive diseases in maize around the world, and are most often caused by the pathogen Pythium, Fusarium and other fungi. The most efficient management for controlling stalk rots is to breed resistant cultivars. Pythium stalk rot can cause serious yield loss on maize, and to find the resistance genes from the existing germplasm is the basis to develop Pythium-resistance hybrid lines.

[Bioavailable phosphorus on suspended solids of lake under short-term and repeated sediment disturbance].

Variation of bioavailable phosphorus forms on suspended solids under short-term and repeated sediment disturbance was investigated, using sediments and overlying water from Meiliang Bay and Yueliang Bay. The results showed that the average percentage of algae available phosphorus (AAP) in the dissolved total phosphorus (DTP) decreased with the increase of disturbance number. The NH4Cl-P and bioavailable particulate phosphorus (BAPP) on the suspended solids increased by 3.

The effectiveness of noninvasive biomarkers to predict hepatitis B-related significant fibrosis and cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy.

Noninvasive biomarkers have been developed to predict hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related fibrosis owing to the significant limitations of liver biopsy. Those biomarkers were initially derived from evaluation of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related fibrosis, and their accuracy among HBV-infected patients was under constant debate. A systematic review was conducted on records in PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library electronic databases, up until April 1st, 2013, in order to systematically assess the effectiveness and accuracy of these biomarkers for predicting HBV-related fibrosis.

[Regeneration and transformation of BAPP in suspended solids under short term sediment disturbance].

The change of phosphorus forms in suspended solids under short-term sediment disturbance of different modes and its influence on BAPP in suspended solids were investigated, using sediments and overlying water from Meiliang Bay. The results showed that the concentrations of DIP in the overlying water decreased under disturbance. The concentrations of DIP under continuous disturbance were lower than those under intermittent disturbance.

Multimode plasmon excitation and in situ analysis in top-down fabricated nanocircuits.

We experimentally demonstrate synthesis and in situ analysis of multimode plasmonic excitations in two-wire transmission lines supporting a symmetric and an antisymmetric eigenmode. To this end we irradiate an incoupling antenna with a diffraction-limited excitation spot exploiting a polarization- and position-dependent excitation efficiency. Modal analysis is performed by recording the far-field emission of two mode-specific spatially separated emission spots at the far end of the transmission line.

[The effect of compressive stress on the factors for liver regeneration in hepatocytes Chang cell line].

Objective: To investigate the effect of compressive stress on the factors for liver regeneration including NF-kappaB, signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (STATS), c-fos and c-jun in hepatocytes Chang cell line.

Methods: Human hepatocytes Chang cell line were subjected to compressive stress at 1000 microstain or 2000 microstain, expression of NF-kappaB P65, p-STAT3, c-fos and c-jun were detected by Western blot or RT-PCR at 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 6 h after application of compressive stress to indicate the priming of hepatocytes proliferation.

Results: Enhanced expressions of NF-kappaB P65 and p-STAT3 were observed in hepatocytes under compressive stress indicated by Western blot, the magnitude of compressive stress loaded significantly affected the level of expression of NF-kappaB P65 at 2 h (P = 0.

[Joint application of mathematic models in assessing the residual risk of hepatitis C virus transmitted through blood transfusion].

The practicable and effective methods for residual risk assessment on transfusion-transmitted disease was to establish the mathematic models. Based on the characteristics of the repeat donors which donated their blood on a regular base, a model of sero-conversion during the interval of donations was established to assess the incidence of the repeat donors. Based on the characteristics of the prevalence in the population, a model of 'prevalence increased with the age of the donor' was established to assess the incidence of those first-time donors.

The role of estrogen in the formation of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Objective: The current study sought to investigate the role of estrogen in the formation of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

Methods: Elastase perfusion of infrarenal AAA animal model was performed in 20 female and 20 male Wistar rats that were randomly divided into an ovariectomized/sham-operated group and an estradiol (E2) experimental/saline control group, respectively. At day 14, E2 was detected, while the mRNA and protein expressions of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 (MMP-2 and -9) in AAA tissue were detected by immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

[The role of estrogen in the formation and development of abdominal aortic aneurysm: experiment with rats].

Objective: To investigate the role of estrogen in the formation and development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

Methods: Twenty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 2 equal groups: experiment group, injected with 17-beta estradiol (E2) intraperitoneally 1 week before the establishment of AAA once a day for 3 weeks (until 2 weeks after the establishment of AAA), and underwent infusion of pancreatic elastase into the infrarenal abdominal aorta through a catheter inserted into the left common iliac artery o as to establish the AAA model, and control group, injected with normal saline intraperitoneally for 3 weeks. Two weeks after the establishment of AAA model, the rats underwent laparotomy, blood samples were collected from vena cava inferior to detect the level of E2 by radioimmunoassay and then the aneurysms were harvested to undergo immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR to detect the protein expression and mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9.

[Protein kinase C inhibitor Gö6976 sensitizes arsenic trioxide-induced cell apoptosis in chronic myeloid leukemic cells].

To investigate the As(2)O(3)-chemosensitization of Gö6976 in K562 cells by its abrogation of As(2)O(3)-induced G(2)/M cell cycle arrest, K562 cells were treated with As(2)O(3) (5 micromol/L) and Gö6976 with various concentrations, the distributions of cell cycles were detected by flow cytometry, the cell viability was observed by trypan blue exclusion test and cell proliferation was tested by MTT assay. The results indicated that having treated by As(2)O(3) for 24 h and 48 h, the proportion of K562 cells in G(2)/M phase were (38.02 +/- 7.